Lansdowne Neighborhood

A little quiz….Which one of the four houses below is Mid Century? …. OK it’s a bit of a trick question all four are from the mid twentieth century but only one is mid century modern design (C). ludwig mies van der rohe & co, barcelona chair It can be a bit confusing especially when you consider the modern movement started in the [...]

furniture, those kitschy lamps and ashtrays and yes even the clothes well....it's back again, big time. (Charlotte's Mad About Modern Home Tour May 9 - more info below) Some say it's all due to thepopularity of the Madmen TV series or a result of the HGTV home improvement craze, just a fad that won't last. But in Charlotte we think it goes deeper than that and [...]

Three bedrooms, two and half baths, outdoor living space, great kitchen anda place to host 25 people for a private movie screening! Not your everyday home search parameter, not searchable in MLS and NOT on our radar (we thought) but it is THE reason we bought our home. I should explain... Have you ever had a gut feel about a home...as you approached the front [...]

Rhonda and I did it. We sold our two story brick traditional house in Montibello and bought a mid century modern ranch in Lansdowne. (More, much on this in future posts) Anyway the house is great but it is contemporary so we decided to basically redesign everything...a big part of this was selling or giving away almost all of our furniture and stuff! Note we [...]